Hacker NewsDoing is normally distributed, learning is log-normal
https://hiandrewquinn.github.io/til-site/posts/doing-is-normally-distributed-learning-is-log-normal/
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https://hiandrewquinn.github.io/til-site/posts/doing-is-normally-distributed-learning-is-log-normal/
#ycombinator #communication #econ_flavored #law_of_diminishing_returns #productivity #psych_flavored #the_medium_is_the_message #time_management #software_management #software_dev
Doing is normally distributed, learning is log-normal
There are few things I think about more than the essays on gwern.net, and there are few with as satisfying a theoretical payout to contemplate in my orb as his essay on “leaky pipelines”, aka log-normal distributions. The skulk: Say you’re working on a Laravel web app. You’re about 90% sure you know how to start the app. You’re 80% sure you know how to handle the infra you’ll need to get it online.